Glove hold



943. N. L.FULTON 2,308,166

GLOVE HOLD Filed Dec. 16, 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet l Enventor Mn attornegs.

Jan. 12; 1943.

N. L. FULTON GLOVE HOLD Fild Dec. 16) 1940 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 I I Zhwentor attorney.

Patented Jan. 12, 1943 UNITED STATES PATENT. OFFICE GLOVE HOLD Nell L. Fulton, New York, N. Y.

Application December 16, 1940, Serial No. 370,400

The present invention relates to improvements 2 Claims.

in glove holds and more particularly relates to an accessory for ladies handbags and the like on which provision is made for retaining gloves on the bag and externally thereof where they may always be found. I

It is an object of the invention to provide an adjustable glove hold of a novel character which admits of holding thin or thick gloves by selective variation in binding form of the hold, it being important that the gloves be tightly clasped in the hold irrespective of the character of the gloves to avoid slipping of the gloves through the hold and the loss of the same.

A further object of the invention is to provide certain novel characteristics in the glove hold and its supporting hook in which convenience is promoted in securing the gloves in place and security in permanently holding the gloves until positively released by the operator.

A further object of the invention is to provide a novel form of fastening means on the inside of Figure 4 is a perspective view of the interior washer plate and key hold member.

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the novel form of nut employed.

Figure 6 is a' perspective view of the glove hold I hook united showing an incorporated pennant design.

Figure '7 is a transverse section taken on the line 'l'! in Figure 8 and showing a modified form of device for holding the hook member to the bag.

the pocketbook for the glove hold which may be vide a pennant attachment for the glove hold in a souvenir type of device.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved form of pin fastener for the key hold in conjunction with a resilient washer for placing the pin fastener under tension.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved form of medallion or initial plate mounted externally of the handbag in conjunction with improved holding means for securing the same in place and against casual rotation in order that the display of initials may not accidentally get out of line.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention will be more fully described hereinafter, and will be more particularly pointed out in the claims appended hereto.

In the drawings, wherein like symbols refer to like or corresponding parts throughout the several views.

Figure 8 is a vertical section taken on the line 88 of Figure 7. V

Figure 9 is a'perspective view of the formiof device illustrated in Figures 7 and 8.

Figure 10 is a perspective view of the modified form of washer plate and key hold shown in Figures '7 and 8.

Figure 11 is a fragmentary perspective view, with parts shown in section, illustrating a form of medallion or initial bearing plate in an octagon form, and

Figure 12 is a front perspective view of a modified form of medallion or initial bearing plate in an oval form.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, l3 designates generally a ladies handbag of. a conventional form in which articles of a miscellaneous character are carried and deposited in an unordered manner which requires the proprietress of the bag to sort out the article wanted,

for instance the key of the house door or both gloves of a pair, from a host of other articles in I the bag such as compacts, lipstick holders, coin purses, handkerchiefs to mention onlya few of the articles carried collectively in such handbags.

In accordance with the invention I provide an improved glove holder on the exterior of the handbag l3 preferably in conjunction with an improved key holder on the inside of the bag in which the same fastening means secures both Figure l is a perspective view of a ladies handi 1 bag with the improved glove hold according to my invention shown as installed thereon with gloves shown held thereby in a position of attachrnent of the glove hold.

Figure 2 is a fragmentary perspective view of j holders in place on the bag.

The glove hold comprises generally a hook member l4 and a chain [5 carried at or near one end by such hook member and having loop or eye members It of a character to engage over the hook in the manner indicated in Figure 1, thus forming a loop in the chain IS in which a pair of gloves I! are securely held.

The hook member I may be of any suitable character, for instance an open hook or a snap hook or a laterally engageable hook. A preferred type of hook M is shown in Figures 2 and 3 in which a back plate l8 of sheet metalor thelike is made in one piece with the hook l4 and lies against the outside wall of the pocketbook I3 except at its lower portion I9 it diverges outwardly and downwardly to the point where the hinging or pivotal end of the hook I4 engages therewith. This hook I 4 is also preferably bulged outwardly as indicated at 20 so that the portions I9 and 2t contribute to space the wall I8 and the hook I4 substantially apart to freely admit the eye 2| of the chain of a selected loop member I6.

Upon the back wall I8 of the hook member and at its upper end may be carried a clasp or detent 22 formed by folding the upper end of the back wall I3 upon itself and inserting the ter- Inasmuch as the minal end between the folds. material out of which the back wall I8 and hook I4 are made possesses inherent resiliency the keeper or detent 22 may have some spring action although this is not essential, the spring action being ordinarily contributed by the hook 14 which is formed at its upper end into a V-shaped bill 23 having an incurved wall at the upper side of the V for engaging the downwardly folded free edge of the keeper 22 in the engaged position of the hook. Formed as a continuation of this incurved wall is a handle or operating member 24 which preferably projects outwardly from the keeper to admit the finger in depressing the hook in the act of releasing it from the keeper 22. The bulge 26 in the hook I4 co-acts with the resiliency of the hook to tend to straighten out the hook vertically and cause its V-bill to exert a normal upward elastic pressure against the free underside of the keeper 22 which will tend to rotate the keeper 22 outwardly and upwardly about its fold line. This action will be resisted by the inherent elasticity of the keeper 22 which will react on the bill to force such bill downwardly and to bow the keeper I4 at its initially bowed portion 20. Thus both hook and keeper will contribute to a tight retention of the hook in place as is necessary to avoid any accidental loss of one or both of the gloves.

While I have described a form of keeper and hook, it will be appreciated that other forms may be used, for instance the form shown and t described in my prior patent entitled Coin holder granted May 23, 1939, No. 2,159,555.

The loop members I6 will be of a size to freely fit over the bill and the hook I4 and preferably have rigid shanks 25 which form hand holds for greater convenience in grasping a loop member and actually applying it over the hook. It will be seen from Figure 2 that three such loop members I6 may be utilized in connection with a chain I of the length indicated; however the loop members I5 may be provided in any suitable manner and may be spaced apart at suitable intervals along the length of chain I5 for the purpose of enabling the user to select a desired loop member I6 for the purpose of adjusting the closed loop of the chain I5 to tightly hold the glove I I or other articles to be retained on the outside of the handbag.

It will be appreciated that where the gloves are thus retained externally of the bag they are in a more accessible position than in the bag and moreover the loss or accidental misplacing of the gloves is avoided while the gloves are always at hand ready for use without requiring the opening of the bag in public places and without requiring the sorting and elimination of other arti cles in the bag before the gloves are both collected.

The chain I5 of the glove hold may also be utilized for further uses. For instance in Figure 1 I show a coin case or purse 26 having a zipper pull opener or other form of opener as connected with the outermost loop member I6 although it could be connected to other parts of the chain. The coin case or holder 25 is intended to hold a few small coins, such as car fare, taxi-cab hire, etc., to which resort may be had in public places without the requirement for opening the main handbag I3 which will contain at times important amounts of money which are thus protected. Obviously compacts or other articles could be substituted in place of the coin case 26 if the occasion for use of such articles predominated over the coin case.

In Figure 3 the back plate I8 of the hook member is shown as having one or more threaded posts 2'! projecting rearwardly therefrom and through an opening of substantially the same diameter made in the handbag I3 to receive the same. Over the posts on the inside of the bag is mounted a washer plate 28. Such washer plate 28 is illustrated in Figure 4 and is preferably, though not necessarily, of a rectangular form having rounded corners and one or more hooks 29 for removably receiving keys or the like, for instance the house door key in order to enable such key to be readily located and to segregate such key from the miscellaneous articles in the handbag whereby its selection may be prompt and easy particularly where the proprietress has just returned from a shopping tour bearing many bundles.

In the washer 28 is formed an opening 30 of a diameter substantially and appreciably in excess of the diameter of the stud or post 21. On this post or stud 27 is threaded a nut 3I, shown more particularly in Figure 5, having an external knurled portion for ease in rotation and preferably having a rounded or dome-shaped exterior to form a smooth surface to the hand when entering the handbag.

The nut is formed with a hub 32 projecting from the inner end of the nut and having a diameter less than the diameter of the nut but of a size to fit snugly and rotatably within the opening 30 in washer 28 in the manner indicated in Figure 3; to the end that the innermost portion of the nut will engage directly against the inner wall or lining of the handbag and close up against the back of the wall I8 of the hook member on the exterior of the bag. The hub 3| grips the material of the bag directly and therefore holds more securely and tightly and this is important to avoid the glove hold on the outside of the bag accidentally turning out of its position on the handbag which should preferably be a substantially vertical position with the handbag resting on a horizontal surface. The shoulder 33 formed between the normal diameter of the nut 3| and its reduced hub 32 fits against the inner face of the washer 28 as shown in Figure 3 and serves to hold and retain the washer in place so as to support the keys on the inside of the pocketbook.

In Figure 6 the hook member is shown modified by the addition thereto of a pennant 34. I 'his pennant may be formed all in one operatlon from the same strip of metal as the back wall I8 and hook I4. To produce the pennant 34 a slight modification of the keeper is required in that the upper end of the back wall I8 is folded upwardly and outwardly for ashort distance and then returned upon itself to form the two parallel walls 35 and 36. From the inner edge of the upper wall 36 is formed the pennant 34. Of course the pennant might be otherwise formed and attached to the upper end of the back wall 18. The pennant shown in Figure 6 contains the abbreviation Conn for Connecticut. Pennants may bear the names of all the states and if desired the names of the larger cities or other geographical subdivisions, Also such pennants and the state designations thereon may be made in gold or silver or other precious or attractive metal and if desired in various color designs and combinations. This form of the device is a souvenir type.

Referring more particularly to the modified form of device shown in Figures '7, 8, 9 and 10, the hook member l4 may be of substantially the same form but it is supported in a different manner as by the pin fastener 31 which is mounted upon the back plate [8 and involving the keeper 38. The pin fastener 31 is intended to be inserted through the wall of the handbag I3 as indicated in Figure 8. In doing so this pin fastener is adapted to hold the washer plate 39 in place on the inside of the bag and to this end the washer plate 38 is formed with a raised groove 40. This raised groove 40 is formed by ofi-setting an intermediate portion of the washer 39 out of the plane of such washer 39 and inwardly of the handbag. In this formation sloping walls 4i and 42 from opposite sides of the groove 40 converge from the plate upwardly toward such groove and the groove is formed by a bridge piece 43 incurved to join the inner edges of said sloping walls 4| and 42.

In the use of this particular form of device, the same assembled on the handbag is shown in Figures 7 and 8 in which the pin fastener 3'! lies along the raised groove 46. The groove not only holds the pin fastener against sidewise escape from its keeper 38 but it also places the pin fastener under tension, causing it to bulge inwardly which has two advantages; first, it tends to hold the pin fastener under great tension and security in its keeper 33, and secondly, it causes the pin fastener 3! to be bowed or tensioned. Such tension re-acts in the spring material of the pin fastener 31 to force the washer 39 very tightly against the inside wall or lining of the pocketbook and to cause the included material of the pocketbook between the washer 39 and the back plate 18 to be most firmly embraced by both parts 39 and I8. In this instance the pin fastener lying along and afiixed to the back plate l8 will not be susceptible to any rotation of the external glove hold out of its position of alignment on the back.

Referring more particularly to Figures 11 and 12, an octagonal medallion or initial plate is shown at 44 in Figure 11 while an oval form of such plate is shown at 45 in Figure 12. These shields, medallions or other plates may be ornamented in any suitable manner by initials or other signia embossed or reproduced in color combinations, in precious metals, etc. Such initial plates are supported for display upon the exterior wall of the pocketbook l3, as indicated in Figure 11, and are prevented from rotating by two screw posts 46 extending from the back of the plates or from frames soldered, brazed or otherwise affixed to the backs of the plates. Such screw posts 46 extend through the material of the handbag and are engaged by nuts 41 similar to the nuts shown in Figure 5, which nuts operate with a washer plate 48 which may be similar to the washer plate shown in Figure 4 except that in this instance the washer plate is provided with two openings to accommodate the two screw posts 43 and there are two nuts 41 for the two posts. I

These plates 44 and A5 may be assembled o the exterior of the handbag in any suitable numbers, ordinarily three, as representing the initials of the proprietress of the handbag in much the same fashion as shown in connection with the coin holders illustrated and described in my prior patent aforesaid. It will be appreciated from the foregoing that the external glove hold or the external initial plates may be combined in any suitable arrangement with the internal key holding washers.

It is obvious that various changes and modifications may be made in the details of construction and design of the above specifically described embodiment of this invention without departing from the spirit thereof, such changes and modifications being restricted only by the scope of the following claims What is claimed is:

1. In a holding device. for two members located on opposite sides of a flexible wall, one such member having an opening therethrough, the other member having a threaded shank projecting through the flexible wall and through said open ing and being of substantially smaller diameter than the diameter of said opening to leave an annular space in side opening about said threaded shank in the plane of the member having the opening, and a nut having external cylindrical stepped portions with the portion of smaller diameter directed inwardly and being of an axial length equal only substantially to the axial length of said opening to enable the end wall of the reduced section of the nut to engage said other member through said flexible wall while the end wall of the larger nut section binds against the face of said member having the opening, said nut having a threaded bore to engage said threaded shank.

2. In a device for holding two members at opposite sides of a flexible wall, one member having a perforated washer plate, a threaded shank projecting from the other member through said flexible wall and through the central portion of the perforation in said washer plate, said threaded shank being of much smaller diameter than the diameter of said perforation to form in the plane of the washer plate an annular space about said threaded shank, said threaded shank being of sufficient axial length to project inwardly of said washer plate, and a nut having a threaded bore for enabling the nut to be run on and off the threaded shank, such nut formed of two cylindrical sections, an inner and an outer section, said outer section being of greater diameter than the inner section and forming a stepped shoulder end face on the inner side of the larger section, the smaller section being of an axial length only sufficient to pass through the perforation in said washer plate and having its free end wall engaging directly against said flexible wall and bearing with pressure against the other member at the opposite side of said wall, said shoulder of the larger section being wide enough to engage the inner face of said washer plate at the same time as the inner end of the nut engages said flexible wall.

NELL L. FULTON. 

